My dreams can simulate the future.

While the two were talking, shouts and curses came from outside.

Li Cheng smiled slightly: "The man has been captured. Brother Jiang, come with me to see the excitement."

After saying that, he lifted his leg and walked out, with Jiang Chen following closely behind.

A patrolman, accompanied by five knife-wielding men, pinned two of the knife-wielding men blocking Hou Ming's gate to the ground and began to beat them up.

When they saw Li Cheng come out, they immediately stopped fighting. The man holding the knife also quickly greeted him, "Boss, I've taken down these two who crossed the line to steal food."

Li Cheng sneered, "What do you mean by trespassing and stealing food? This is a villain pretending to be a robber, trying to steal from us. You can continue, just don't kill anyone."

Upon hearing this, the six men got even more excited and continued to punch and kick the two men who were holding the knife.

The two butlers screamed in agony, like pigs being slaughtered.

Soon, the four knife-wielding men who had been blocking Lu Hu's door were also brought over.

One of them shouted, "Sir, we are just servants under Sergeant Sun, not villains!"

Li Cheng angrily cursed, "How could Corporal Sun be so ignorant of the rules? Sending men to my territory to rob and plunder!"

"Impersonating a thief, robbing and plundering, slandering patrol guards—I wouldn't dare interrogate you for such crimes. Give him a good beating, then throw him into the garrison's prison and hand him over to Commander Meng for punishment."

The screams of the six Sun family accomplices lasted for a full quarter of an hour, and Li Cheng was still not satisfied.

Fearing that killing the man would create a blood feud with the Sun family, Jiang Chen spoke up to persuade him, "Brother Li, don't kill him, it'll be hard to explain."

Li Cheng nodded slightly, then waved his hand: "Alright, stop fighting. Take them to the garrison headquarters and hand them over to the commander for imprisonment and interrogation."

Jiang Chen also cupped his hands in thanks to everyone: "Thank you all for helping me out of this predicament. I'll be treating you all to drinks at Juxianlou tomorrow at noon. Please do me the honor of joining me."

Upon hearing this, everyone cheered.

Juxianlou is the best restaurant in Blackstone Mountain Market, and it's also a property of the Golden Cauldron Sect. The chefs there are all disciples of the Golden Cauldron Sect's Chef Hall.

A simple meal inside would cost at least twenty spirit stones. Even a patrolling guard wouldn't be willing to spend that much, let alone a rogue cultivator.

Especially two years ago, a master chef who had grasped the true meaning took charge of cooking at Juxianlou.

Many late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were unable to grasp the true meaning of the dish pooled their money to try the cooking of that True Meaning Spirit Chef.

It is said that two rogue cultivators actually comprehended the true meaning by using the dishes from that spiritual chef.

Once its reputation spread, Juxianlou's business boomed even more, and the chef's fees increased accordingly.

Asking him to prepare a simple banquet would cost fifty or sixty spirit stones. The best banquet would cost at least two hundred spirit stones per table.

These guards and swordsmen, though living much better lives than ordinary rogue cultivators, still couldn't bear to eat at Juxianlou.

At this moment, Li Cheng advised, "Brother Jiang, we need at least two tables for these people, which will cost over a hundred spirit stones."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "It's alright. You guys helped me get revenge, so I can afford to pay a hundred or two spirit stones."

I've heard that Zhenyi Lingchu's cooking skills are exceptional, and I'd like to try it out.

"Someone is plotting against me now, and I'll have to rely on Brother Li and all the brothers to protect me in the future. Treating you all to a meal is nothing."

At this moment, one of Li Cheng's ordinary assistants was drooling: "Boss, Brother Jiang's offer is very kind, let's not refuse."

None of us brothers have grasped the true meaning. Maybe if we go out for a good meal this time, we can finally understand it.

Seeing that his men were all craving the dishes at Juxianlou, Li Cheng couldn't go against their wishes.

"Since all of you brothers want to try it, then Brother Jiang will have to pay for it."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Cheng and his men escorted the swordsmen under the Sun family's command toward the garrison headquarters.

After they left, Jiang Chen returned to the house.

Lu Hu, dressed as a swordsman and carrying a long sword, also entered the Jiang family's courtyard.

Just like the past two years, he stood in the courtyard without making a sound.

He did not end the dream simulation immediately, but continued to maintain the dream.

The Sun family sent their hired guns to block the gates of the Lu Hu and Hou Ming families; their reaction was incredibly swift.

Now that the accomplice has been captured, the Sun family will soon be informed. The rest of the Sun family are alright; although they are arrogant, they know how to weigh the pros and cons.

If Sun Yulin acts impulsively and does something rash, we'll be in big trouble. I need to be extra careful to avoid being ambushed.

The night passed quickly; Jiang Chen practiced drawing talismans, working tirelessly throughout the night.

After confirming that the Sun family had not made a move during the night, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nothing went wrong this night, so I should exit the dream now."

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Exiting the dream, Jiang Chen was still in the morning of the previous day, having just obtained the Taiyin Jade Marrow and used its power to cultivate for an hour.

He used his divine sense to probe the Dream Butterfly Diagram, and a surge of information flooded into his consciousness.

……

Number of Dream Butterflies: 1

Second Dream Butterfly Condensation Progress: 66% (affected by divine sense strength)

【Dream Butterfly Energy: 65%】

[Current number of dream visits: 0/1]

[The maximum time limit for simulating the future in a dream: two days and seven hours (affected by the total amount of spiritual consciousness)]

"I learned in this dream that Sun Yunhe will send apologies this afternoon and try to recruit me."

After I made it clear that I refused, the Sun family will send six hired guns to surround Lu Hu and Hou Ming after dark today.

Although I defeated the Sun family once with Li Cheng's help, this method did indeed exacerbate the conflict with them.

In reality, it's possible to delay things a bit. Even if we can't resolve the conflict with the Sun family, we should at least try to ease the tension.

To prevent the Sun family from becoming desperate and resorting to assassination attempts against me, or from taking action against the Hou and Lu families.

"Right now, it's best to recover Dream Butterfly energy as quickly as possible and enter the dream again."

Thinking of this, he immediately grasped the Taiyin Jade Marrow and began to circulate the Nourishing Spirit Technique.

The power of Taiyin surged into the sea of ​​consciousness. Part of it was absorbed by the soul and transformed into divine consciousness, while another part merged into the Dream Butterfly Diagram.

However, the Dream Butterfly Diagram absorbed the power of the Yin and remained unchanged.

Jiang Chen diverted a small portion of his attention to observe the changes in the Dream Butterfly Diagram.

More than two hours later, the Dream Butterfly Diagram stopped absorbing the power of the Yin.

Jiang Chen immediately examined the Dream Butterfly Diagram, and a surge of information came to him.

……

Number of Dream Butterflies: 1

Second Dream Butterfly Condensation Progress: 67% (affected by divine sense strength)

【Dream Butterfly Energy: 100%】

[Current number of dream visits: 1/1]

[The maximum time limit for simulating the future in a dream: two days and ten hours (affected by the total amount of spiritual consciousness)]

After sorting through this information, Jiang Chen felt a surge of joy.

"So that's how it is. The Dream Butterfly Diagram absorbs the power of the Yin to accelerate the recovery of the Dream Butterfly's energy."

When I entered the dream before, 35% of my Dream Butterfly energy was consumed. Based on previous experience, it would take seven hours to recover.

And now, just over two hours later, he has fully recovered. This recovery speed is three times faster than usual.

"Taiyin Jade Marrow truly lives up to its reputation as a rare and precious material, as it has elicited such a noticeable reaction from the Dream Butterfly Painting."

Now that I'm at odds with the Sun family, I frequently need to enter my dreams to simulate the future. The Taiyin Jade Marrow not only enhances my spiritual sense but also restores my Dream Butterfly energy, truly solving my immediate crisis.